Oil-burner.



s. w. STATION.

OIL BURNER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 12, 1911.

' Patented June 18, 1912.

saivrunn w. starren, or MINNEoLa, Kansas.

UIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented J une 18, 19H8.

application med May 12, 1911. serial no. 626,682.

To all whom 'Ltma'y concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. STATTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneola, in the county of Clark and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in OiLBurners, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to oil burners for stoves or furnaces, the objectof the invention being to provide a simple and eliective construction ofburner' which may be formed mainly of tubing or piping, whereby economyof manufacture is secured. The invention consists of the features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of part-s, hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed7 reference being had to the accompanying drawing,in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of an oil burner embodying my'invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through one' of theburner tubes. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sect-ion thereof. Fig. 6is a view of a cleaner employed in connection with the invention.

The burner comprises a pair of parallel burner pipes or tubes l and 2disposed in the same horizontal plane and connected at one end by areturn bend or Ushaped coupling comprising elbows 3 and a T-joint orcoupling member 4. An oil supply pipe 5 eX- tends above and en a linecentrally between the burner pipes and is connected at its inner endwith the return bend by an elbow, wherebyoil and gas from said pipe willbe equally distributed to the' burner pipes. The portion ol.z the oilsupply pipe lying im mediately above the burner pipes forms a generator,lying within the Zone of the fiames and heat from the burner pipes,whereby the oil passing therethrough is converted into vapor in theoperation of the burner and thence flows to the burner pipes `forconsumption.

Each burner pipe is closed at its outer end, or end oppositie its pointof connec ltion with the return bend, by a screw plug 6 and isprovidedinits sides with rows of jet orifices 7 for'the outflow of oil or gas,.which is ignited on the outer side ot the ipe. Each of said pipes isalso provided 'inl itsl upper side with one or more jet orivtides 8atwhich the issuing gas 1s ignited to' su ply dames to play against thesuperpose generator portion of theoil supply pipe, for heat-ing thelatter etfe'ctually for the conversion of the oil into vapor. Theseopenings S areconveniently formed by boring a hole 9 in the bottom ofthe pipe and in the same operation partially boring through the top wallof the pipe to form a recess 10, thus `reducing the surface of the pipeto a thin web, as at 11, in which the opening S may be convenientlypunched.

The wall of the opening 9 is threaded to receive a plug l2, whereby itis closed in the operation of the apparatus. This method of Jforming theopenings 8 not only allows them to be made of any convenient size and tobe punched instead of drilled, but also provides the opening 9 throughwhich a tool or implement may be introduced to clean the opening 8 andfacilitate cleaning of the interior of the burner pipe, into which acleaning implement may also be introduced upon the removal of the plug6.-

The formation of the openings 8 and webs lll provides enlarged recessesin the to walls of the burner pipes'which communicate `with saidopenings 8, and through which the vapor Hows on its passage to lsaidopenings.- These recesses thus serve to collect and retain the solidparticles flowing out with the vapor, thus diminishing the liability ofthe clicking of the jet openings from the deposit of soot and otherimpurities.

Arranged below' the burner pipes is a starting pan 13 adapted tohold aninitial supply ot' oil which is ignited to supply heat for starting the.apparatus into operation at the outside. This pan is provided withinwardly extending supporting arms 14 having hooks or loops l5 toembrace the burner pipes, whereby it may be slidably applied and removedfrom the` free ends of the burner pipes.

In starting the apparatus into operation, a small quantity of oil mayfirst be placed in the burner pan and ignited to heat the burner pipesand supply pipe to start the generation of gas. or the controlling valve16 in the supply pipe may be opened to allow oil to flow to 'the burnertubes and through the jetI orifices therein to the pan, such supply ofoil being ignited for the purpose described. After the generatorporltion ofthe pipe 5 is sufficiently heated, the oil is converted intovapor therein and flows to the burner pipes and out through the jetorifices therein, at which points it is 1gloo nited. i These flames andparticularly the" flamesfrorn the'oriices 8 play against the generatorportion of the oil supply pipe and thus leep it at all times heated forthe effective generation of gas. v In connection with the apparatus, acleaning tool'l?v of .the type shown in Fig. 6 may be employed. Thisconsists of a flat blade or strip carrying a handle 1.8 at one end andhaving a right angularly bent free 'end -19 formed with a -segment-alrecess 2O adapted to parclaim z- Anvoil burner comprising a pair ofparallel burner pipes, connected at one end by a return bend and eachclosed at its opposite end, said pipes being provided with rows oflateral orifices and top, 1 orifices, the latter communicating Withenlarged retaining recesses in .the topl Wall of the pipe, eachburnerpipe having an opening in its bot- I ltom in line with each top oriceand recess, a closure for said opening, and an oil supply pipe extendingabove and centrally rbetween the burn; pipes and connected at one endwith the refurn portion. y

- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

SAMUEL W. STATTON.

I Witnesses:

- W. W. S'rA'rroN, F. R. BRODLEY.

